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[Draxzelex]

45+ minutes on dock - I pulled it and put dongle in booted up got the 3 options this time I selected options AUTORCM and uninstalled said done. Then i clicked power off
removed dongle and powered it on no problem got it turned on and its charging just fine now woo hoo thanks so much! huge relief...

now the next question is i put my switch into hibernation and dead battery mode about 2-3 weeks ago just after 6.2 got released. I use sx pro dongle and as far as I know they havent released cfw for 6.2 yet. so right now to use the dongle and TX hardware just stay on 6.1 and do NOT update the smash game with the update that requires 6.2 as you must be on CFW 6.2 to run that then and as far as I can tell we are still waiting on TX correct? ! thanks again not sure why there would be any issue with playing the game on 6.1 for now

There's a patched version of the update that works on firmwares 5.1-6.1

 

[nswuser007]

I dont think its an official release or if so I havent seen it. whats the update have the base version doesnt. seems risky to goto 6.2 now if on 6.1 tho

 

[Draxzelex]

I dont think its an official release or if so I havent seen it. whats the update have the base version doesnt. seems risky to goto 6.2 now if on 6.1 tho

It changes Mr. Game & Watch's Side Smash to its original animation as well as adds some new spirits representing Pokemon Let's Go and Super Mario Party.

 

[rekaioh]

Hello. Can you help me with a serial code of a switch want to buy? The serial is XAJ700079. Patched or not?

 

[Draxzelex]

Hello. Can you help me with a serial code of a switch want to buy? The serial is XAJ700079. Patched or not?

https://gbatemp.net/threads/switch-...he-first-post-before-asking-questions.481215/

 

[ddaps]

Hey guys

I just got a jig and have a 128gb microsd on the way for my 4.1 Switch that I haven't got around to hacking yet. I was looking to play some Smash/Splatoon online for a bit before doing so since my Switch is 100% clean now. A few questions first:

1) From what I can gather from the Ban Thread/Spreadsheet it looks like people who use AutoRCM or have a fuse mismatch are generally only banned for other stuff (ex they didn't use a clean NAND before going online). If I update through Choudijour to preserve fuses am I probably OK to go online using my own carts and not backups? I would only be using Hekate for Choidujour and booting to OFW.

2) If I wanted to play it safe and update to the latest FW legitimately instead of Choidijour, is there anything currently planned that I'm missing out on except for a potential softmod/warmboot (Deja Vu?) down the line? I keep my Switch in sleep mode constantly since it's docked 95% of the time and I have a 26800mAH power bank if I do use it in handheld for long periods, so the downsides of tethering & AutoRCM don't sound like a big deal in my case.

Thanks!

 

[JumpGamer09]

I went on ahead updating my Switch to 6.2.0 through ChoiDujourNX, my Switch hangs on a blackscreen after the Nintendo Logo after powering on my Switch or launching my CFW through RCM. After waiting for a minute, I finally get the Nintendo Switch logo and I'm able to menu but it tells me that I need to update system to use my SD card despite it being a FAT32. Shortly after I'd get an Eror Code: 2162-0002.

Any way for me to fix this? I'm still able to boot my Switch into RCM mode and access it's menu.

 

[Draxzelex]

Hey guys

I just got a jig and have a 128gb microsd on the way for my 4.1 Switch that I haven't got around to hacking yet. I was looking to play some Smash/Splatoon online for a bit before doing so since my Switch is 100% clean now. A few questions first:

1) From what I can gather from the Ban Thread/Spreadsheet it looks like people who use AutoRCM or have a fuse mismatch are generally only banned for other stuff (ex they didn't use a clean NAND before going online). If I update through Choudijour to preserve fuses am I probably OK to go online using my own carts and not backups? I would only be using Hekate for Choidujour and booting to OFW.

2) If I wanted to play it safe and update to the latest FW legitimately instead of Choidijour, is there anything currently planned that I'm missing out on except for a potential softmod/warmboot (Deja Vu?) down the line? I keep my Switch in sleep mode constantly since it's docked 95% of the time and I have a 26800mAH power bank if I do use it in handheld for long periods, so the downsides of tethering & AutoRCM don't sound like a big deal in my case.

Thanks!

1. Good eye. You will most likely not get banned since ChoiDujour doesn't require CFW or homebrew but RCM which is virtually undetectable
2. The latest firmware is 6.2 which only one CFW currently supports meaning if you want to hack your Switch, you will have only one option which is Atmosphere

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I went on ahead updating my Switch to 6.2.0 through ChoiDujourNX, my Switch hangs on a blackscreen after the Nintendo Logo after powering on my Switch or launching my CFW through RCM. After waiting for a minute, I finally get the Nintendo Switch logo and I'm able to menu but it tells me that I need to update system to use my SD card despite it being a FAT32. Shortly after I'd get an Eror Code: 2162-0002.

Any way for me to fix this? I'm still able to boot my Switch into RCM mode and access it's menu.

If the SD card is larger than 32 GB, Windows will be unable to format it to FAT32. Use a third-party program such as GUIFormat.

 

[JumpGamer09]

Oh no, it seems my 200GB was an exFat card and I updated my system through ChoiDujour picking the FAT32 option installing the update. I'm guessing this is what caused my issue.

How do I fix this?

 

[Draxzelex]

Oh no, it seems my 200GB was an exFat card and I updated my system through ChoiDujour picking the FAT32 option installing the update. I'm guessing this is what caused my issue.

How do I fix this?

Update again but this time you pick exFAT.

 

[nswuser007]

can 8 people in the same room actually play in the same smash game at once? Thats hella nuts if so - im gonna have to tell my relatives to get some more remotes!

 

[JumpGamer09]

Update again but this time you pick exFAT.

I keep getting the error code 2162-0002. I'm unable to access the Homebrew Launcher through the album since my Switch is telling me to update my system so I can use my SDcard, even though it's already in 6.2.0.

Anything I can do through RCM mode?

 

[Draxzelex]

I keep getting the error code 2162-0002. I'm unable to access the Homebrew Launcher through the album since my Switch is telling me to update my system so I can use my SDcard, even though it's already in 6.2.0.

Anything I can do through RCM mode?

How were you able to update your system in the first place? Just do that process all over again but choose exFAT this time.

 

[ddaps]

1. Good eye. You will most likely not get banned since ChoiDujour doesn't require CFW or homebrew but RCM which is virtually undetectable
2. The latest firmware is 6.2 which only one CFW currently supports meaning if you want to hack your Switch, you will have only one option which is Atmosphere

Thanks, I appreciate the response. In regards to question #2 I was moreso asking if I did a software update to 6.2 through the system to play it safe in regards to bans (thus burning fuses and preventing downgrade to 4.1 in the future) if there is anything currently planned I would be missing out on down the line besides software Warmboot/Deja Vu (which doesn't sound like a big deal to me considering my Switch stays in sleep mode all the time anyways).

I'm probably leaning towards updating through Choidujour now anyhow since I can't seem to find evidence anywhere else of people being banned due to AutoRCM/fuse mismatch either.

 

[Slegiar]

Hopefully simple question. I've currently got a switch from before the hardware fixes were implemented, hasn't been hacked yet (don't have an RCM jig yet but i do plan to get one soon), currently is on firmware 5.1.0. I would like to hack it in the future, as i plan to buy a second switch to transfer everything over to, and leave the original one as my completely offline hacked system.

If i upgrade from 5.1.0 to 6.2.0, will i still be able to homebrew the system with currently available homebrew methods? i'm still trying to learn about switch hacking, (just got off a major binge of wii U hacking earlier in the year and still am adding stuff to that system) and I saw the thing about Atmosphere has apparently been made usable with 6.2.0, so while i don't know what atmosphere is yet, i know there is current homebrew that is usable. so I assume the RCM stuff will still allow exploitation in the, at least near future? trying to get the second switch by the end of the year, early next year, before too many more firmware updates come out.

Edit: quick thought, i guess the other question that comes from this all is what's the quick rundown of other homebrew methods/systems/CFWs, and what sort of access to stuff is lost by being limited to the one that currently works if the upgrade is made?

 

[JumpGamer09]

How were you able to update your system in the first place? Just do that process all over again but choose exFAT this time.

I'm unable to do the process again because my Switch hangs on a black screen for more than a minute after the Nintendo Logo. When I'm finally able to get into my home menu, my system tells me I need to update to use my SDcard, so I don't have access to homebrew launcher to use ChoiDujour.

Shortly afterwards, my controls hang up before the getting error code forcing me to shut down my Switch.

 

[Draxzelex]

Thanks, I appreciate the response. In regards to question #2 I was moreso asking if I did a software update to 6.2 through the system to play it safe in regards to bans (thus burning fuses and preventing downgrade to 4.1 in the future) if there is anything currently planned I would be missing out on down the line besides software Warmboot/Deja Vu (which doesn't sound like a big deal to me considering my Switch stays in sleep mode all the time anyways).

I'm probably leaning towards updating through Choidujour now anyhow since I can't seem to find evidence anywhere else of people being banned due to AutoRCM/fuse mismatch either.

Updating officially will burn fuses and prevent you from downgrading to lower firmwares without using a bootloader in RCM to bypass the fuse check (and even if you do, the console cannot go into Sleep Mode). So you won't be able to utilize exploits on lower firmwares and any CFW that don't support 6.2 (hence why I mentioned that Atmosphere is the only CFW that supports 6.2 currently since there is no ETA on when other CFW will get support)

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Hopefully simple question. I've currently got a switch from before the hardware fixes were implemented, hasn't been hacked yet (don't have an RCM jig yet but i do plan to get one soon), currently is on firmware 5.1.0. I would like to hack it in the future, as i plan to buy a second switch to transfer everything over to, and leave the original one as my completely offline hacked system.

If i upgrade from 5.1.0 to 6.2.0, will i still be able to homebrew the system with currently available homebrew methods? i'm still trying to learn about switch hacking, (just got off a major binge of wii U hacking earlier in the year and still am adding stuff to that system) and I saw the thing about Atmosphere has apparently been made usable with 6.2.0, so while i don't know what atmosphere is yet, i know there is current homebrew that is usable. so I assume the RCM stuff will still allow exploitation in the, at least near future? trying to get the second switch by the end of the year, early next year, before too many more firmware updates come out.

Edit: quick thought, i guess the other question that comes from this all is what's the quick rundown of other homebrew methods/systems/CFWs, and what sort of access to stuff is lost by being limited to the one that currently works if the upgrade is made?

Not all homebrew appears to be supported on firmware 6.2 despite the exploit giving us access to all firmwares. Some examples of currently unsupported homebrew on 6.2 include kezplez-nx (for dumping keys) and gcdumptool/WAIN cart dumper (for dumping cartridges). And as more and more firmwares come out, more and more stuff will break (which can be fixed but fixes take time).

I'm unable to do the process again because my Switch hangs on a black screen for more than a minute after the Nintendo Logo. When I'm finally able to get into my home menu, my system tells me I need to update to use my SDcard, so I don't have access to homebrew launcher to use ChoiDujour.

Shortly afterwards, my controls hang up before the getting error code forcing me to shut down my Switch.

Most likely your console initially had exFAT support for the firmware it was running, but when you updated, you didn't choose exFAT so exFAT support wasn't applied to the firmware you were installing. Also did you use ChoiDujour or ChoiDujourNX? Don't tell me it doesn't make a difference as these are two completely different applications used on two completely separate systems.

 

[rodan100919]

I'm trying to update from Atmosphere 0.7.5 to 0.8.1, on FW 6.1.0. Hekate is 4.5. I get as far as the switch logo before getting a crash with error code 2003-0008 and the title of 0100000000001000 (the home menu). Thought it might've been my theme, so I removed it. Still crashed. Is there some extra step I'm missing in this? Restoring Atmosphere to 0.7.5 works fine, so it's not a major issue. I just would like to keep Atmosphere up to date.

 

[JumpGamer09]

It was ChoiDujourNX. Anything I can do from the RCM menu? It seems the only way for me to boot up my Switch is through RCM mode.

 

[Slegiar]

Not all homebrew appears to be supported on firmware 6.2 despite the exploit giving us access to all firmwares. Some examples of currently unsupported homebrew on 6.2 include kezplez-nx (for dumping keys) and gcdumptool/WAIN cart dumper (for dumping cartridges). And as more and more firmwares come out, more and more stuff will break (which can be fixed but fixes take time).

hmmmmm, okay, and i know the detail about how updates burn fuses that prevents too much in the way of downgrading..........lets see.....i don't mind carrying cartridges around, so that's not too major of a loss, though can always hope that they'll find a way to get that working again.......how much of a loss is not being able to dump keys? i'm assuming that pertains to specific hardware keys and the like?